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Bush is clearly the engine of the Dolphins’ offense, with 49 touches through two games for 314 total yards, second-most in the NFL. He’s coming off his second-best day as a pro with 26 carries for 172 yards and two touchdowns, and the Dolphins need to make sure they keep feeding …

Talking points for a Thursday morning as we close in on Sunday’s much-anticipated matchup with the Jets:

1. The Dolphins had an extra bounce in their step at practice Wednesday.

Jets Week tends to bring some added excitement to the Dolphins training complex. It could be the legacy of Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor, who despite his one season with the Gang Green never missed a chance to remind his teammates as …

It made for an interesting contrast when tight end Vernon Davis of the San Francisco 49ers came to South Florida for the 2010 Pro Bowl a couple of years back. Davis, of course, is the big brother – in more ways than one – of Vontae Davis, the Dolphins’ first-round pick in 2009 who this week was shipped off to Indianapolis for second- and sixth-round picks in next year’s draft.

The NFL’s most dysfunctional team playing in the country’s biggest media market acquired the league’s most controversial player on Wednesday when the New York Jets reportedly traded a fourth-round pick to the Denver Broncos for Tim Tebow, the former Florida Gator star who lost his job to Peyton Manning two days ago.

Dolphins offensive coordinator Brian Daboll and cornerback Darrelle Revis both joined the New York Jets in 2007, Daboll as quarterbacks coach and Revis as a rookie out of Pitt, and over the next two years Daboll got a closeup look at the guy many believe has since matured into the best cover corner in the NFL.

With the statistics he recites, it’s clear Daboll has become a fan as he prepares …

The three former players who host the NFL Network’s film breakdown show “Playbook” were very critical of Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall on their Tuesday show, ripping Marshall for being “gassed” at the end of the Dolphins’ 31-23 loss to the Jets and not giving enough effort over the final four plays, when the Dolphins’ potential game-tying scoring drive stalled at the 5-yard line.

Brandon Marshall was visibly upset with himself after Sunday night’s 31-23 loss to the Jets for not scoring a touchdown on his big 30-yard gain that brought the Dolphins down to the Jets’ 11 yard line in the final minute.

“I just didn’t have enough in my legs to get in the end zone,” Marshall said. “I’m kind of kicking myself right now.”